Liz Holland of The Daily Times reports that up to 100,000 patients of Peninsula Orthopaedic Associates are being notified that their personal information has been stolen: The records from Peninsula Orthopaedic — which has offices in Salisbury and Berlin — were stolen March 25 while in transport to an off-site storage facility, Mathias said in…
Author: Dissent
ME: No data breach found on Franklin Savings Bank Web site
Betty Jespersen of The Morning Sentinel reports: Franklin Savings Bank on Friday assured customers who have not been able to reach the bank’s Web page that their information is safe. […] The Web page is accessed with the addresses www.FranklineBranch.com, www.fsbme.com and www.WesternMountainFinancial.com. It has links that take customers to the bank’s FranklineBranch online-banking program,…
OR: BMC alleges improper record access
Markian Hawryluk reports: Officials from Bend Memorial Clinic have filed a criminal complaint with Bend police alleging that employees of Cascade Healthcare Community’s new cancer center at St. Charles Bend have inappropriately viewed patient records from the clinic. But clinic leadership declined to explain why they believe the cancer center staff had acted inappropriately, and…
Auditing firm in multiple-bank breach identified
This story updates the breach first reported yesterday. J. Harry Jones of the Union-Tribune confirms that laptop computers stolen from an accounting firm may contain personal financial information of many more banks and people than first revealed. According to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department, the laptops were stolen between 4:30 p.m. March 4 and 7…
Revising the Top 10 Data Loss Incidents list
It’s been a while since I posted a list of the largest breaches or data loss incidents. My list often does not totally match others’ lists because of different criteria and sources that I use, but we’re often pretty close in our lists. This time, however, my list will likely appear significantly different, due, in…
Bits ‘n Pieces
In the justice system: Tax preparers and sisters Carolyne and Johanna Jones have been charged with using clients’ information to obtain fraudulent tax refunds. More. Former postal carrier Rodney Ervin was sentenced to 25 months for mail theft, access device fraud and aggravated identity theft. More. Jennifer Derrickson was charged with seven counts of identity…